PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8405909

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONNew York

FRAMES9

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/UNCLASSIFIED/NY AIR DEFSECT 94741 NYOIN, SUBJECT: UFOA,

A. €1)9€2)¢3) NEGATIVE ¢4) ONE (5)€6)¢7)9¢8)(9) NEGATIVE.

B. (1) SENIOR DIRECTOR (NYADS) REQUESTED THAT NEY YORK AADCP TRACK

UFO AT 93/3120Z2 AFTER BEING INFORMED OF UFO REPORTS FROM TRANS-

CANADA AIRLINES VISCOUNT AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT TOWER

OPERATOR (2) 20,283 FEET ELEVATION (3) 5,990 FEET ELEVATION (4)

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LICICAL SEQUENCE BUT MOST WERE WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS OF BRADELY FIELD,

CONN (5) PERMANENT FADE OUT (6) ONE HOUR EIGHT MINUTES,

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DROP SHAPE (2) NEGATIVE (3) SHINING OBJECT REFLECTING
SUN RAYS (4) ONE OBJECT ¢5) NEG ATIVE (6) LARGE PLASTIC BALLOON (7)
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PEARL RIVER, NEW JERSEY, RESPOSSIBLE (2) NONE.
G. FOR IDLEWILD AREA: ¢€1) AFTER SUNSET, CLOUD OVERCAST (2) WIND
DIRECTION AT 239% FEET WAS 269 DEGREES WITH A VELOCITY OF 15 KNOTS;
WIND DIRECTION AT SURFACE WAS 108 DEGREES WITH A VELOCITY OF 12
KNOTS (3) AT LA GUARDIA - $99 FEET/OVERCAST (4) 6 MILES AND HAZE
(5) OVERCAST (6) NONE. FOR BRIDGEPORT AREAs (1) WIND DIRECTION

| WEST (2) 19 KNOTS WEST (3) 9999 SCATTERED, 12,929 BROKEN (4) 12

| MILES €5) 12,228 ¢6) NONE (7) NONE.
H. NONE. i .
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J. NONE.
(, BERTRAM AVIS, 1LT, USAF, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, HQS NY IAR DEF-~
SECT, MCGUIRE AFB NJ. INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO FORM A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS. DETAILED REPORTS FROM A TRANS-CANADA AIRLINES PILOT WHO
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VICINITY AND ARADCOM AJAX, HERCULES, AND NIXE ACQUISITION RADAR
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stronomical Phenomena (Metecr, Comet, Planet, etc) Kbewo 8 7

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-),E1) C—O E Pitz __ ne SACCIAY

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Natural Phemomena (Ball Lightning, ete) ————

Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc. la S42. P9<.320~)

Evaiuation of Source Reliability. Jestades CIoOnO -

Analysis and Conclusions: ie Aa NE fl1bTI- *OIERTES 7H

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